It’s all fun and games until someone loses a hand! And sadly that’s what happened to Magic Kingdom’s beloved John audio-animatronic during a run-through of Carousel of Progress at Tomorrowland in Walt Disney World.
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After the incident, guests were reporting that the Carousel of Progress was shut down for at least 35 minutes that afternoon.
Its been a hairy couple of months for the Carousel of Progress. Back in December, the attraction was at the center of an incident involving rather intoxicated guests. Two audience members jumped on stage during Act 1. Stunned guests looked on as one guest was tackled by another guest on the attraction.
It’s sad to see such an iconic Walt Disney World attraction take a beating. A staple in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland, Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress takes you on a journey from the turn of the century to current-day technologies. The original version of Carousel of Progress was introduced by Walt Disney himself at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.